chaver

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חָבֵר (chavér, “friend”). Doublet of gabber.

Pronunciation

Noun

chaver (plural chaverim)

  1. (Jewish) A friend or comrade; a member of a chavrusa.

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin capere, present active infinitive of capiō.

Verb

chaver

  1. alternative infinitive of chavoir
    • 1184-1197, Bernard le Trésorier, Continuation de Guillaume de Tyr:
      La cité estoit si pleine de gens, de femes et d'enfanz qui estoient foys là qu'il ne povoient chaver dedenz les mesons, ainz gisoient par les rues.
      There were so many people in the city, women and children, that they couldn't stay in the houses and hence had to sleep in the streets.

Etymology 2

From Latin cavāre.

Verb

chaver

  1. to dig
Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of chaver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive chaver avoir chavé
gerund en chavant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle chavant
past participle chavé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present chaf chaves chave chavons chavez chavent
imperfect chavoie, chaveie, chavoe, chaveve chavoies, chaveies, chavoes, chaveves chavoit, chaveit, chavot, chaveve chaviiens, chaviens chaviiez, chaviez chavoient, chaveient, chavoent, chavevent
preterite chavai chavas chava chavames chavastes chaverent
future chaverai chaveras chavera chaverons chaveroiz, chavereiz, chaverez chaveront
conditional chaveroie, chavereie chaveroies, chavereies chaveroit, chavereit chaveriiens, chaveriens chaveriiez, chaveriez chaveroient, chavereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present chaf chas chat chavons chavez chavent
imperfect chavasse chavasses chavast chavissons, chavissiens chavissoiz, chavissez, chavissiez chavassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— chave — chavons chavez —

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cavō, cavāre.

Verb

chaver

  1. (Puter) to dig
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